Mughal Administration c6.s7.3

c6.s7.3

Naturally, the great power and irresponsible position of the Qāzi enabled him to turn his office into a vast field of corruption, and all the Qāzis of the Mughal period, with a few honourable exceptions, were notorious for taking bribes. (History of Aurangzib, iii. ch. 27 § 10.) The supreme Qāzi of the empire was called the Qāzi-ul-quzāt and also "the Qāzi of the imperial camp" and he always accompanied the Emperor. Every city and even large village had its local Qāzi, who was appointed by the Chief Qāzi. These posts were often sold for bribes, and the Qāzi's department became a byword and a reproach in Mughal times.